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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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